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Practical guides on internal linking strategy, orphan page recovery, anchor text best practices, and getting more out of every piece of content you publish.
What is DR in SEO? Why Does it Matter?
DR stands for “domain rating” and it’s a metric used by Ahrefs to represent the strength of a website’s backlink profile. Generally, the more…
Coty Perry Jul 31, 2023Your Guide to Google Search Operators and How to Use Them
Google stands as the undisputed gateway to information and resources. With billions of searches conducted each day, it’s important that we have ways to…
Coty Perry Jul 31, 2023SEO Glossary: Essential Terms for Digital Marketers
In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) remains a crucial component for online success. To fully understand and implement effective…
Josh Blackburn Jul 31, 2023What Is a Target Keyword and Why Is It Important?
Of all the different components of an SEO strategy, keywords are possibly the most important. Without optimized content, you’re going to have a difficult…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 28, 2023How To Search By File Type on Google
You probably think of using Google Search to look for blog posts, web pages, products to buy, images and videos. However, you can also…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 28, 2023What is PageRank?
A backlink is a link that goes from another website back to your website, and it’s an important part of SEO. It signals to…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 28, 2023What You Should Know About Automatically Generated Content
Have you ever landed on a web page that just seems off? The content is kind of what you were looking for, but before…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 26, 2023How to Check for Duplicate Content: Step-by-Step Breakdown
From an SEO perspective, duplicate content is a big no-no. Not only because all of your content should be original but because two similar…
Coty Perry Jul 25, 2023The Best Free Websites for Backlinking
Backlinks are links that go from another website to your website. They’re also referred to as inbound or incoming links. This is different from…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 24, 2023Can You Pay Google to Rank Higher?
Google has an interesting history with selling search engine placement results. The company’s 2004 Founders’ IPO Letter comments on its search results, saying, “They…
Lindsay Pietroluongo Jul 21, 2023Before You Read: See Your Site Internal Link Health Score
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